Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.62/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$120.62

72 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$12.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.15

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	125.10	710	10thin
Medium and Large 2	441	123.32	544	42
Medium and Large 3	453	112.70	511	20

One grade step is worth $12.40/cwt here — about $200 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale72 hd

120.62

—

AL average16 barns · 1,636 hd

120.76

−0.15

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,517	74.99	1,138	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,563	56.49	883	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	52.77	624	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	44.94	478	14

Every lot, as filed

44 lots · USDA AMS · Frisco City Stockyard - Frisco City, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	111.47/cwt	108.00–115.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	103.30/cwt	101.00–108.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	136.80/cwt	135.00–140.00	655	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	101.75/cwt	100.00–107.00	585	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	130.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	553	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	102.67/cwt	102.00–104.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	122.65/cwt	118.00–125.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	129.48/cwt	128.00–132.00	414	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	155.96/cwt	152.00–160.00	590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	142.06/cwt	139.00–146.00	530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	713	109.48/cwt	108.00–111.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	119.39/cwt	118.00–122.00	632	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	140.51/cwt	139.00–142.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	114.32/cwt	112.00–117.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	127.91/cwt	125.00–132.00	481	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	119.29/cwt	115.00–122.00	695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	115.68/cwt	115.00–117.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	126.60/cwt	125.00–127.00	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	119.02/cwt	116.00–120.00	503	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	122.16/cwt	119.00–126.00	578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	86.65/cwt	80.00–90.00	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	124.00/cwt	119.00–127.00	399	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	121.33/cwt	120.00–123.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	126.79/cwt	124.00–132.00	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	104.28/cwt	100.00–110.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	122.54/cwt	120.00–127.00	520	11
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	940.00/cwt	870.00–1,025.00	—	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	860.83/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,139.38/cwt	1,060.00–1,250.00	—	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	795.71/cwt	720.00–890.00	—	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	49.82/cwt	48.00–52.00	578	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	56.49/cwt	55.00–58.00	883	2
Bulls	—	—	1,724	80.99/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,396	5
Bulls	—	—	1,000	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	600	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	41.59/cwt	40.00–45.00	448	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	48.28/cwt	46.00–50.00	508	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	55.36/cwt	55.00–57.00	665	8

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Frisco City Stockyard - Frisco City, AL

Wed Sep 29, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 395Last week 400Year ago 143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 24Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 26Year ago 18

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	108.00–115.00	111.47
3	—	670	101.00–108.00	103.30
5	—	479	135.00–140.00	136.80
3	—	728	102.00–104.00	102.67
5	—	522	124.00–132.00	126.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	100.00–107.00	101.75
10	—	425	125.00–135.00	130.00
2	—	458	120.00–124.00	122.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	118.00–125.00	122.65
4	—	373	139.00–146.00	142.06
2	—	525	130.00	130.00
2	—	713	108.00–111.00	109.48
3	—	665	112.00–117.00	114.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	655	129.00	129.00
6	—	378	152.00–160.00	155.96
2	—	458	139.00–142.00	140.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	128.00–132.00	129.48
5	—	529	118.00–122.00	119.39
11	—	376	125.00–132.00	127.91
3	—	583	115.00–122.00	119.29
2	—	615	109.00–110.00	109.50
6	—	473	119.00–126.00	122.16
11	—	424	120.00–127.00	122.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	115.00–117.00	115.68
6	—	423	116.00–120.00	119.02
3	—	627	80.00–90.00	86.65
5	—	322	119.00–127.00	124.00
3	—	532	100.00–110.00	104.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	125.00–127.00	126.60
2	—	475	127.00	127.00
3	—	618	120.00–123.00	121.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	870.00–1,025.00	940.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	720.00–890.00	795.71
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	950.00–1,050.00	1,000.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	800.00–1,000.00	860.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	1,060.00–1,250.00	1,139.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,160	48.00–52.00	49.82
8	—	1,201	55.00–57.00	55.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	55.00–58.00	56.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,076	40.00–45.00	41.59
7	—	1,053	46.00–50.00	48.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,724	80.00–84.00	80.99
2	—	1,000	60.00	60.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle